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    Home » Upscale Foodie Recipes

    Upscale Foodie Recipes

    These upscale foodie recipes are exactly what you need when you want to feel like you're dining out.  Similar to items you would find on a restaurant menu, these recipes are approachable but also gourmet.

    Need a recommendation? Consider our Balsamic Fig Chicken or the Dill Pickle Pizza with Salami or the Stuffed Pork Tenderloin.  These and more are guaranteed to make an impression!

    A raspberry white chocolate muffin turned sideways in the pan showing off the raspberries.

    Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins

    A cut pork chop with sauce next to green beans and potatoes.

    Crispy Honey Mustard Pork Chops

    A slice of medium rare meat on a plate garnished with thyme.

    New York Strip Roast with Red Wine Reduction

    A cheese board with oozing baked brie and fig jam.

    Baked Brie with Fig Jam

    A slice of dill pickle pizza pizza separated from the whole pie.

    Dill Pickle Pizza with Salami

    Overhead view into a jar of salted caramel sauce.

    Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe

    A large bowl of mashed potatoes garnished with blue cheese and melted butter.

    Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes (that are subtle!)

    A pan of cooked chicken thighs with fresh figs.

    Balsamic Fig Chicken (with whole figs!)

    Overhead view of how creamy garlic parmesan orzo gets when cooked in its own sauce.

    Garlic Parmesan Orzo with White Wine

    A golden cup of lavender latte garnished with a fresh lavender stem.

    Honey Lavender Latte (Starbucks Copycat)

    two glasses of elegant vanilla lavender cocktail on a wooden board.

    Lavender Cocktail with Vanilla Vodka

    A bowl heaping with melted butter on purple mashed potatoes.

    Colorful and Creamy Purple Mashed Potatoes

    A sheet pan of cooked roasted purple potatoes.

    Garlicky Roasted Purple Potatoes

    A butter pat melting on top of goat cheese mashed potatoes.

    Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes with White Wine

    A basket of honey corn muffins surrounded by basil and strawberries

    Honey Corn Muffins with a Strawberry + Basil Compound Butter

    A large bowl of sun dried tomato pasta salad with California prunes garnished with cheese.

    Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad with California Prunes

    Close up of the bacon and caramelized onion garnish in a bowl of roasted cauliflower soup.

    Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Bacon and Caramelized Onions

    A white platter with rainbow honey roasted carrots lined up.

    Honey Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Burrata and Pomegranate

    Creamy lemon curd dripping off the side of a meyer lemon cheesecake that is sliced.

    Meyer Lemon Cheesecake with Ultra Creamy Lemon Curd

    A fork cutting into sous vide salmon on a bed of rice.

    Maple Dijon Sous Vide Salmon

    Overhead view of a pot of cooked turkey and dumplings garnished with rosemary.

    Rustic Turkey and Rosemary Dumplings

    A table set with sliced stuffed pork tenderloin next to glasses of white wine and a box of prunes.

    Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with California Prunes

    Creamy pumpkin pasta and spinach piled and swirled up high on a white plate.

    One Pot Pumpkin Pasta with Brie and Toasted Walnuts | #PumpkinWeek

    fig salad with goat cheese on a white platter.

    Black Fig Salad with Goat Cheese, Prosciutto, and Hazelnuts

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